Zdeněk is a Czech given name derived from the Latin name Sidonius.[1] Jan Svoboda (linguist) [cs] contested the relation with the Latin name, and an alternative etymology is a diminutive of Zdeslav.[2]

The South Slavic counterpart is Zdenko. The feminine counterpart is Zdenka.

People with this name

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References

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  1. ^ Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006). "Zdeněk". A Dictionary of First Names. Oxford Paperback Reference (2nd ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1.
  2. ^ Jan Svoboda, Staročeská osobní jména se základem sd[e]-, sdě-, [w:] Onomastica nr 7, r. IV, z. 2, Wrocław 1958